Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Santee, California, giving 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 52 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 11h 03m | −1m 52s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 02m | −1m 50s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 00m | −1m 50s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 58m | −1m 49s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 56m | −1m 49s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 54m | −1m 48s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 53m | −1m 46s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Santee.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Santee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Gardens | 2.4 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Bostonia | 2.5 mi SE | same minute | ||
| El Cajon | 3.1 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Eucalyptus Hills | 3.3 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Lakeside | 3.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Casa de Oro-Mount Helix | 5.1 mi S | same minute | ||
| La Mesa | 5.6 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Spring Valley | 6.6 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Rancho San Diego | 6.7 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Lemon Grove | 7.4 mi SSW | same minute |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Santee, California today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:00 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:03 PM.
Santee gets 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 52 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Santee runs from 5:30 PM to 6:19 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Santee is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 19 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 59 minutes.
Santee uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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